Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, ÂÂ
The belief that a good photograph is the result of a good camera places the importance upon the equipment rather than upon the photographer. It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent. It is as if Monet had been told that the reason why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes. Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans. Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.ÂÂ
One can be inspired and have an idea, be very creative in making this idea into a work of art, have developed the required level of craftsmanship, without the outcome of one’s efforts being motivated by the desire to follow a vision for one’s entire body of work. Vision is an overriding envelope that encompasses both inspiration and creativity. It is a blanket that covers the entire artist’s work, a blanket that often comes later in the life of an artist, after one has perfected one’s art and moved beyond the commonplace outcome that most artists have to go through. For this reason I placed vision as the third step of this process. I placed it there not because it comes necessarily at the end of the process but because in life it is often something that artists discover later on.
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Certainly, a master needs a masterful instrument, be it a camera, paintbrushes, pots and pans or a violin, as in my examples, or other tool, since this list can be expanded to include many other professions. But to say that the quality of the art is caused solely by the quality of the instrument is to miss the point altogether about the importance of the artist. It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument. After all, art is made by artists and not by tools. Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion. And to set a tool in motion so that art is created through the use of this tool, an artist is needed.
I am now retired from working as a Mental Health professional having worked in the Royal Air Force and National Health Service, giving me more time to persue my photography and artwork. I am a Semi Professional Photoghrapher. Here you will find a collection of my photographs and a selection of Digital Art, Traditional Painting and Sketches that I have also used the digital medium to enhance. Please feel free to pass on any comments. My Camera Gear
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Comments (50)
carlx
Wonderful bird and composition, Danny!!!
kenwas
Great creature and so beautifully captured!
beatoangelico
fantastic capture...beautiful image..!!!
kgb224
Wonderful capture of a wonderful bird my friend.
adrie
Gorgeous photoshot my friend, this is one beautiful bird....excellent capture.
decie
what an amazing looking bird and it look so proud of it crown, and those eyes something about them, excellent capture.
flora-crassella
wonderful bird!!!! Fantastic photo!!!! Really great!!!!!!!
CavalierLady
Beautifully done, Danny, that is a bright red wattle! Lovely shot!
MedTran39
Fantastic capture of this great bird!
MirageBay
Incredible looking bird! Vivid colors and a lovely crown! Thanks for sharing:)
rocserum
excellent captured portrait! RS
HERBshines
Very inquisitive Boid, You need to checkout your title up at the top, you hit the d instead of the F. Have a Great WeekEnd.
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
BessieB
An excellent shot of this beautiful bird
PD154
Gorgeous clarity and DOF!, I like this image a lot Dan!.
lyron
Fantastic again!!!
iaacf
First of all thanks for your comment on what appears to be a griffon vulture. Your African Crowned Crane is very nice... It looks like somthing draw it's attention.
j-art
Man your photographs are out of this world. Wonderful!
chudo121
This exact bird is why i remember the US was the beginning of the "save the world from the smart monkies" movement. It made me sad in the 4th(?) grade that something so beautiful could go the way of the do-do because of us (; I love it man (; Made me stop throwing my plastic for sure. The earth to me is far more important than some species...could be the Jaegermeister talking, but for a change...i dont think so :D
Franzjoseph
Fantastic Pic and nicely Framed.
glix70
Wonderful!!! :O)
timtripp
Superb Image!
magnus073
Great shot Danny and thanks for providing so many shots of amazing animals most of us would otherwise never see
babuci
Wonderful high quality, great side look.
marcopolinski
unique and unusual bird ... and such a fabulous capture! Excellent job Danny!
delaorden_ojeda
fascinating, I have never seen one like this, thanks for sharing Dan, excelent !
BorisB
A nice presentation of an impressive bird!!
Blush
Great capture Love that hairdo LOL Hugs Susan~
RocksLady
Super :-)
dorothylee
Ahhh, the power of visual attraction. Fantastic capture!